learning singlish in
each conversation i have
slowly phrase by phrase
... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun. Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu, I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day. For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
the strawberry thief
down at the pick-your-own fields
on wings did escape
Written for the June Tricycle Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, strawberry.
there is nothing like
summers picking strawberries
to put you off them
Written for the June Tricycle Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, strawberry.
the purest moment
a wave of strawberry juice
eyes closed to focus
Written for the June Tricycle Haiku Challenge using the Summer season word, strawberry.